counterTheoretical debates abound regarding the relative utility and practicality of deradicalization, which includes a cognitive and attitudinal shift away from extremist ideologies and violence, and ...

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Not long after his 19th birthday, David Vallat, a native Frenchman born to a secular family, converted to Islam. He was having an “existential crisis” and his new faith helped him curb his juvenile ...

The Nigerian government wants to rehabilitate and reintegrate bandits who have terrorized the North West zone. But will expanding Operation Safe Corridor be enough to end the killings and instability ...

The Obama administration is holding the Summit on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE). It is another laudable attempt to try to understand violent activism, its supportive ideologies and other causes ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The London Bridge terror attack has raised fresh questions over the controversial practice of government ...

As questions about how to govern post-war Gaza mount, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for deradicalization of its inhabitants. It isn’t necessary and won’t work for a simple reason: Most ...

While serving time for financing terrorist activities, Muhammad Jibriel Abdul Rahman used to hear the extremist sermons echoing through east Jakarta’s infamous Cipinang prison. Everyday, Aman ...

Terrorist attacks in the U.S. have long been considered an outside job by radical groups operating in countries such as Pakistan or Afghanistan. But in the past year, several incidents have proven ...

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The future of “deradicalization” programs in the U.S. is at a pivotal juncture this week, when a federal judge in Minnesota will decide the appropriate sentence for nine convicted Islamic State ...

A 16-year-old stabbed a man in a parking lot in Perth, Australia. Police responded and, after two stun guns failed to incapacitate the teen, shot and killed him. The teenager had participated in ...